Billiard cue



April 3, 1928. 1,664,971

C. C. DEAN BILLIARD CUE "liled Sept. l, 1927 Patented pr. 3, 1928.

LUNITED STATES CLAYTON o. DEAN; yor MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS.

BILLIARLD CUE.

Application led September 1, 1927.' Serial No. 216,798,

My invention relates to billiard cues. More particularly, my Invention relates to certain improvements in cue construction which will provide an eificienn'durable, light and cheap structure.

lt has been difficult heretofore to obtain an accurate masse play with the type of cue provided. To .sight a shot accurately, it is necessary tov align the cue ball and eyek and this can only be accomplished where the cue rod is properly designed to permit the eye to alignthe rod at the proper point with the ball. lt is common to use the tip end of the cue rod vfor such a play, but this renders the manipulation of the cue rod rather difficult, due to the weightedhandle projecting a distance in the air. A billiard cue should be gripped at this weighted end, but masse plays, as heretofore made, allowed the weighted end to project in the air uncontrolled, with the result that the cue rod would be unbalanced and the tip would invariably fail to strike the ball at'the intended point.

An object of my invention resides in the provision of an improved billiard cue capable of being employed at both ends, the handle end in the present instance being made of uniformdiameter to allow the masse play to be made at this handle end, the

balancingweight of the billiard cue being distributed at a point alongv the rody which allows the cue to be gripped in a manner whereby to obtain the proper balancing action when a play is made from either end of the billiard cue.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent vfrom the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof.

Figure l is an elevational view of a billiard cue embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view, partly in section and partly in elevation, of the handle end intended to be used for a masse play Fig. 3 is a viewpartly in section, illustrating the manner of embedding the balancing weight in the cue;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cushion tip adapted to be employed at the handle end;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along 5 5 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken alongI line G-G of Fig. 3.

vReferring more particularly to the drawings, it will be observed that the billiard cue embodying my invention, comprises the tip 2, a tapered vportion 8, the balancing weight 4L, a handle portion 5 and a tip 6 at the end of this handle portion. The tapered por tion 3 and the tip 2 are of substantially the same construction as i heretofore provided; Portion 3 is of a gradual ,taper and has the tip 2 suitably secured thereto in any well known. fashion. However, the handle end 5, instead of being tapered and a contnuation of tapered portion 3, is slightly reduced in diameter and madesubstantially uniform from end to end, having a cushion tip 6 fastened thereto so as to allow the player to use the sameV for masse plays.

Cushion tip 6 may be secured in a suitable way to the end of handle portion 5, but as I have illustrated in Fig. 2, it is preferable to reduce the extreme end of the handle portion 5, as indicated' at 7, andto furnish an annular groove 8 therein in order to receive anannular bead 9 formed on the inner end of tip 6.V It will be observed that this arrangement permits cushion vtip 6 to be read.- ily mounted on reduced end 7 of the cue. Cushion tip 6 has a two-fold function, namely, that of .permitting the proper masse plays, by means of the handle'portion 5 and also as a cushion to protect the billiard cue against blows, to-which it is subjected when the average player taps the billiard cue againstthe 4floor during playing billiards. For a short distance fromcbead 8, tip 6 is tapered along its outer surface at l5 where it continues as a straight line at 16 to increase the mass of the top without increasing the diameter; and finally terminates into a spherical surface 17, thereby imparting strengthv and Vdurability to the tip.

Handle portion 5 may be of any desirable lengtlnbut I have found that it is only necessary to provide it of a Vlength enabling proper sighting of the ball at tip 6, during mass plays. It is preferable, if not essential, to provide portion 5 of uniform diaine y sight the ball therealong.

and against the billiard ball.

ter so as to allow the eye of the player to The difiiculty heretofore experienced and what prevented obtaining masse plays by means of the han dle endofthecue was that thishandle end i i employed in yafbilliarlll play, the handiguid-` y ing the billiard cue will' alwaysrestV substanf tially vat the portion denoted by the numeral 4,'where theba-lancing weight is disposed. Such-balancing weight may be provided in the rod in any suitable manner such; Vforinstance, as I have' illustrated infFig'. L Ijlere the ro'd is cut away atl`0A to allow a ljialancing' weight l toV be 'embedded solidly in the rod.

The rodis :further cut away at ll to permit the Weightftowbe covered with cord'leather 12, or any other soft or fibrous niateriah which does not hinder the proper gripping of the billiardeue.. n

The handle portion 5 need not be ot a. length Vwhich will deter the free action of the hand of theplayer grippingtlie billiard cue at the weight l. -@n the other hand, this weiglitll is, disposed in the billard cue at a distancefrom'the tip 6 to permit thehanid to grip the saine, and, at the same time, sccure a properbalancing action of the billiard cuefor masse plays.

'lVithout furtherelaboration, the forego- .ing willso fully explain the gist of my invention, that others may, by applying cui rent knowledge, readily adopt the saine for use under varying `conditions of service.

. without eliminating certain features, :which may properly be said to constitutethe essen scribed my name.

tial items of novelty involved, which items are intended to be defined and secured to me by the following claims.

I claim: y n 1. A billiard cue comprising a cue rod tapering alternately from -a Vpointinear thel center, and of substantially uniform diam eter along the lian'dleend 2. A billiard cue vcomprising a cue rod tapering,- alternately from a point near the center and ot substantially uniformdiam-` 'eterat the handleenchsaid handle end being cue tip. y

3. A billiard cuecomprismg a cuerod tapering'alternately troni a point near the cnt away to provide means 'for attaching a renter, liav'ingbalancing means embedded therein, and a handle portion ojtsaid rod of substantially uniform dia1neter,`the end of said handle beinb` cut out n and vprovided with annular grooves to afford vgripping ineansfor a cue tip member.

"Il, A billiard cue comprising 44a cue rod tapering' alternately from a point near 'the center, balancingnieans embedded in said cue rod, and ahandlel portion of substan# tizilly nniforn'r diameter, said handle porti on fliaviin having at member.` y y `il "A billiard cue, comprisinp,r a cue rod taperingn ialt'ernatelyy from a point nearthe hing means thereon lfor a tip `eenter. a cue tipV secured on the pointed end of said cue, anda handle portion of substantially uniform diameter, having its end portion cnt away to lprovide meansfor fastenn a cue tip. y y y y 6. Abilliard eue Vadapted to'be used at either end and taperingA alternately from a point near the center,balanc1ng meanseinbedded in said cue, and a handleportion of substantially nniforrnm diameter Ahaving end `portion cut away --and f provided with suitable means'formattaching a cuetip.

Vits endA portion cutaway and r In witness whereofflA have hereunto subi cLAYroN o. DEAN. 

